Season 1

Season 1

Day by Day

13 episodes29/02/1988

Episodes

Episode 1
S1 · E1 · 29/02/1988 · 30 min

Birthday Presence

Brian and Ross come to an understanding while trying to persuade a divorced father to attend his son's birthday party.

Episode 2
S1 · E2 · 03/03/1988 · 30 min

How to Succeed in Day Care

Brian and Kate are at odds and evens when the parents of overachiever Molly ask them to add math and reading to their curriculum.

Episode 3
S1 · E3 · 06/03/1988 · 30 min

One Big Happy Family

Self-sufficient teen Ross looks at quality time as an overrated inconvenience, while Brian is serious about getting to know his son.

Episode 4
S1 · E4 · 13/03/1988 · 30 min

That Saturday Feeling

Brian takes the title of ""Hippest Dad"" to heart, when all Ross would like him to be is ""Anonymous Ride Giver,"" especially when his dad's new found coolness threatens to ruin his party.

Episode 5
S1 · E5 · 20/03/1988 · 30 min

Community Service

Caught in a stock scam, Eileen receives a sentence worse than death: community service at the day-care center. Meanwhile, Ross's bathrobe, Baby, seems to have escaped from his custody.

Episode 6
S1 · E6 · 27/03/1988 · 30 min

Birth Wait

Brian and Kate have their hands full at a slumber party with a guitar-strumming Ross, Eileen, two hyper kids, and another kid who's dreading the arrival of a new sibling.

Episode 7
S1 · E7 · 03/04/1988 · 30 min

What I Did for Love

When Kristin turns down his request for a date, Ross and his overactive teen hormones settle for an evening of team babysitting.

Episode 8
S1 · E8 · 10/04/1988 · 30 min

Great Expectations

Buoyed by Ross's high aptitude scores, Kate goes to work as his high-pressure tutor.

Episode 9
S1 · E9 · 17/04/1988 · 30 min

How Now, Dow Jones

Kate turns bearish when Brian becomes more interested in part-time stock counseling than in full-time storytelling.

Episode 10
S1 · E10 · 24/04/1988 · 30 min

Life at a Glance

Obsessive planner Eileen meets a divorced father and, after dating him for only a week, she maps out their next 50 years together.

Episode 11
S1 · E11 · 01/05/1988 · 30 min

The Age of Dinosaurs

Ross basks in the glow of pre-school as he wows the kids with a hit dinosaur demo, prompting Brian and Kate to steer him toward a teaching career.

Episode 12
S1 · E12 · 15/05/1988 · 30 min

Do You Think I'm Sexy?

Aided by amateur counselors Elaine and Kristin, Kate tries to rekindle the romance in her marriage, as hamsters and finger painting replace dining and dancing.

Episode 13
S1 · E13 · 29/05/1988 · 30 min

The Field Trip

The kids are gearing up for a trip to the petting zoo, but Kate's ego is what needs stroking after a bad day has her convinced that she's a day-care disaster.

Season cast